Island Mapping

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EVS-Islands is looking to map the shorelines of the world - “one island, one coastline, one river and one lake at a time.” The best existing vector shoreline data is at a scale of 1:250,000; Mr. Minton decided that this needed to be improved upon and so began digitizing island shorelines (and a few other features) using Landsat ETM+ 2000. He describes in detail the process he follows, using Global Mapper and Marplot. The completed enhanced vector shoreline data layer is patchy - there are many islands in the world, after all - but a listing of what has been finished is available by clicking on a geographical area on the right side of the blog. Data can be requested but don’t expect Mr. Minton to be too chatty.

Thank you for discussing my efforts in the CCA's weblog. Yes, I am the person touting the improved vector shoreline data (Enhanced Vector Shorelines). At my current pace, about 1 or 2 islands a day, I will finish this project when I am 45,000 years old. Or I can get a legion of mappers to help make this project a reality. Any takers?

I apologize for giving the impression that I have a "grumpy" demeanor. That is reserved for unruly students. If you love maps, islands or things cartographic, I am a nice guy, given to actual interesting conversation. Drop me a line at evsrequest@gmail.com.